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ilintll tait @tutti Qtyijirtn Letters Patent No. 96,483, dated November2, 1869.

APPARATUS FOR TURNING THE LEAVES OF MUSIC.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent :md making part of thesame.

To all whom. li t muy concern Be it known that l, ISAAC lil. Ross, ofPetersburg, in the oountyof Pike, and in the Stateot'1tuliaua,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices t'or Turning theLeaves ot- Music; and do hereby declare that the following is a tull,clear, and eK- uct description thercot', reference being had to theaccompanying drmvings, and to th' letters ot' ret'erence marked thereon,making a part of `this speciticatiou.

'lhe nature of' my invention consists iu the construction and generalarrangement of a device for turning the leaves ot' music withoutinterrupting the playmg.

in order to enable others skilled in the :nt to which my inventionappertaus, to make and use the same, lwill now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view ot tite. entire. apparatus; Figure 2 is a bottomview ot the upper 4,pol-tion', and

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the .lower portion ot' the apparatus.

A represents a fmme, .of suitable dimensions, to he secured to or madein connection with the musicmck.

'In the upper portion of the frame A is a place for the music to stand,and be held in the centre by the rod u.

Below this place. tor the music, within the frame A, is a concave slide,B, having a zigzag groove formed on it.

On a rod above'this slid 'is placed a. selies of rollels, GC, each ot'which i provided with an arm, D, to which the music is secured by meansot' springs, or other simple means.

The rollers C C have, also, each aprojecton, i, op. posite the arm I),which is tol connect with the slide B, by passing through the zigzaggroove therein, and gives motion to the arms as tbe slide passes up anddown.

vE represents a plate or frame, with pulleys and projecting parts,suitable. to be scrcwcd to the tioor, said plateor frame having a.notched groove in it, as seen in figs. l :md 3, by means ot' which aslide, l", is regulated, so that its motion will correspond with themotion required to turn one of the arms D D Tln ap|aratus is operated byhaving a eord'or belt passing, from the slide F, to which it; issecured, through pulleyssuit-ably arranged to the concave slide B, :nulback tothe slide l?, where it is again secured, so that, by moving theslide l1` with the t'oot the distance ot' onc notch inthe groove ot' thetraine E, the slide l will be moved sutii-ient to Aturn one. ot' therollers C, and, consequently, 'that sheet which is at tachcd to its arm.

'lhe plate or trame E may be secured, in a suitable manner, near thekey-board, so as to be operate-d by the band, instead ot' with the foot.

llaving thus fully described my invention,

What. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettels I.ltcnt,' is

1. The concave slide B, provided' with a zigzag groove, for thepurposeot.' operating the rollers C C, substantially as herein settorth.

2. In combination with the concave slide B, the rollt-is C- C, havingrarms D l) and projections i all constructed as described, and operatingwit-hin the hante A, substantially as and for the purposes herein sett'orth.

3. The combination ot' the trame A, grooved con" YVitnesses:

A. K. Sunni. y JOHN HExDurcKs.

